Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Western Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations, advertising, and applied communication school? To help you decide if Western Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations, advertising, and applied communication program.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from WMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

WMU Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from WMU. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Organizational Communication
• Advertising

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.